Home  Transitions Patience, what a virtue
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By K. Proctor
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 Patience. It’s a virtue that I've been working on more lately.
My husband has been a great example for me on the topic of patience – he is so easy-going. (We are a great complement to each other.) I’ve picked up some good ideas and lessons in patience from him but now I’m impatient about the growth of my business. Technically I’m 6 months into this and I want to be thriving and working with great business of notable size. And I’m not.
So I’m sitting here trying to approach this spiritually and pull myself out of the funk I’m in today. I like the clients I have now but I want to make a bigger impact and earn an income I can live on.
I’ve heard it takes 2 years to really get humming in a new business. Argh! – that is forever and I can’t wait that long (or it sure feels that way).
So I guess I have to be patient with myself. Hmm, patient with myself. I get that conceptually and it is my husband who is often reassuring me I’m doing fine and just need to keep at it but I’m tired of feeling small. Of not contributing in the biggest way I can with clients and resources and such.
What I have to remember is that Spirit is in charge here. I have said Spirit is my business partner. So I guess this is the time to listen to Spirit more and shut off my ego or whatever else is trying to rule my thinking. Yeah, that makes sense. It isn’t easy but I know that is a more productive line of thinking than dwelling on disappointments. And when your thought is positive and open you can get fresh inspiration.
Here is a poem from a fellow spiritual trekker, Mario Tosto. It has some nice ideas to ponder.
Waiting with patience
Is resting in the
Center
Of that which never changes
For the change that
Must come.
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